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and north korea in new york? >> indeed, the u.s. and north korean officials have begun talks in new york, with a sign of possible easing of military tensions. while the americans say they're looking for signs that north korea is serious about resuming negotiations on its nuclear weapons program, our correspondent is at the u.n. bureau and york. i asked if there had been any progress on these bilateral talks. >> it is difficult to say. the officials have not been telling us much. they have been throwing out diplomatic cliches. the north korean envoys said they were constructive and interesting. it make what you will love that. the americans publicly have been cautious. they have had their fingers burned before. the north koreans had agreed to dismantle their nuclear program in 2005. since then, that have tested to nuclear bombs and started a uranium enrichment program. the americans are saying this is just a net exploratory meeting to see if north korea is serious -- just to see if north korea is serious about denuclearization. >>> o
and north korea in new york? >> indeed, the u.s. and north korean officials have begun talks in new york, with a sign of possible easing of military tensions. while the americans say they're looking for signs that north korea is serious about resuming negotiations on its nuclear weapons program, our correspondent is at the u.n. bureau and york. i asked if there had been any progress on these bilateral talks. >> it is difficult to say. the officials have not been telling us much....
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tens of billions of euros every year and create a quarter of a million jobs in south korea. let's take a look at which sectors are going to benefit the most from this deal. in the european union, the pharmaceutical sector will see big gains from the deal. the electronic industry will benefit because the trade bill breaks down the tough regulatory barriers and south korea. in south korea, the winners will likely be the auto manufacturers because they will gain duty-free access into the euromarkets. -- you market. as a paved the way for further agreements? the next bout is india and japan but the bigger the economy, the more difficult the deal. >> when we move on to the really big players -- japan, china, and the united states -- then that would make a difference but it will be much harder to negotiate. india is, again, somewhere in between. it doesn't have the systemic sycophants of the three i just mentioned. it will also be very difficult to get a strong deal with india because the indian government is not a reforming government and not likely to make the kinds of concessio
tens of billions of euros every year and create a quarter of a million jobs in south korea. let's take a look at which sectors are going to benefit the most from this deal. in the european union, the pharmaceutical sector will see big gains from the deal. the electronic industry will benefit because the trade bill breaks down the tough regulatory barriers and south korea. in south korea, the winners will likely be the auto manufacturers because they will gain duty-free access into the...
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there are more than 21,000 and south korea and the numbers are growing every month. efforts to stop defector's appeared to be having little effect. >> despite crackdowns by north korea and by its neighbor, china, along the joint border, which is most affected, the number of defectors is growing. the country expects a little over 3000 will arrive this year. it says people are passing through the country's more quickly, partly because china has cracked down, and it has seen more family units defecting and more people coming to join families that are already here in south korea. at the existing center, it is not quite full, but it has already been extended once and it will become full very shortly. that is why there are building this new center. >>> human rights groups and belarus say authorities have arrested more than two other people for taking part in street protests against the president. -- arrested more than 200 people for taking part in street protests against president. witnesses in the capital saw participants are rounded up and taken away in unmarked cars. >>
there are more than 21,000 and south korea and the numbers are growing every month. efforts to stop defector's appeared to be having little effect. >> despite crackdowns by north korea and by its neighbor, china, along the joint border, which is most affected, the number of defectors is growing. the country expects a little over 3000 will arrive this year. it says people are passing through the country's more quickly, partly because china has cracked down, and it has seen more family...
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but also what happened in italy in 2005-2006 and in korea, they had 46 indictments which adds to the 15 they already had involving gamblers. also the globalization of football. so you can bet suddenly on a match in south korea in the second division or something like that, which didn't happen before very much. >> yes. thank you very much indeed. you're watching "bbc world news." still to come, much more to come on the phone hacking scandal involving rupert merdock. >> in cambridge, the canadian leg of the trip is closed. the next stop for the royal couple will be calgary. before that they visited slave lake, a town recently devastated by forest fires. >> two months ago it was a town in despair, overwhelmed by wildfires. william and kate asked to visit the town of slave lake in what had been planned as a private day. much of the fires engulfed much of the town. they went on to meet the people of slave lake who only discovered yesterday they were coming. the purpose of the visit was to try to thrift spirits of people who had been through a traumatic few weeks. william did much the same
but also what happened in italy in 2005-2006 and in korea, they had 46 indictments which adds to the 15 they already had involving gamblers. also the globalization of football. so you can bet suddenly on a match in south korea in the second division or something like that, which didn't happen before very much. >> yes. thank you very much indeed. you're watching "bbc world news." still to come, much more to come on the phone hacking scandal involving rupert merdock. >> in...
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the agency between north korea and south korea -- people are relieved that there are signs that some tensions have waned. >> this weekend marks of five years since castro took over for his ailing brother fidel. cuba is the only communist-run country in the western hemisphere. >> this is one of a new breed of cuban business people. she opened a small restaurant in what used to be her front room last year. she now has three employees working in the kitchen, and a thriving lunchtime business. five years ago, i never thought i could do something like this. it just was not possible, she told me. fidel castro has been the undisputed leader for almost half a century in cuba. his younger brother does not have his charisma or oratorical skills. after taking over the presidency, pilon to the first major overhaul -- he launched the first major overhaul of the economy. first came his agricultural reform. lance had been leased to private farmers to boost production and reduce costly imports. at the same time, he that it a whole range of petty restrictions. cubans can buy cell phones, dvd is, and
the agency between north korea and south korea -- people are relieved that there are signs that some tensions have waned. >> this weekend marks of five years since castro took over for his ailing brother fidel. cuba is the only communist-run country in the western hemisphere. >> this is one of a new breed of cuban business people. she opened a small restaurant in what used to be her front room last year. she now has three employees working in the kitchen, and a thriving lunchtime...
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the worst rains south korea has seen in the century and look at the results. streets impassible. undergrounds stations closed. this is the daily commute to work. with the sudden rain, the streets are flooded. it is hard to get around. in this summer it's stopped raining. the weather has left its mark. this is the aftermath of money -- many mudslides. soldiers from the south korean army have been drafted in. the cleanup operations have begun. for local people, it is too early to think of rebuilding. >> there are some money destroyed homes including my house and a loss of lives. we were so desperate, we cannot imagine how we can recover. >> this misery is not overreact. forecasters say the rain will continue until friday. >> a cargo plane has crashed into the sea of south korea near an island. it was found by coast guard patrol boats. the pilot and co-pilot were killed. it is understood the boeing 747 experienced technical difficulties and was returned to the airport. >> this is "newsday". >> i am kasia madera in london. the headlines. libya has condemned the decision to expel colo
the worst rains south korea has seen in the century and look at the results. streets impassible. undergrounds stations closed. this is the daily commute to work. with the sudden rain, the streets are flooded. it is hard to get around. in this summer it's stopped raining. the weather has left its mark. this is the aftermath of money -- many mudslides. soldiers from the south korean army have been drafted in. the cleanup operations have begun. for local people, it is too early to think of...
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on the flip side, south korea makes more cars. that means they will have easy access for their car industry. >> tiny little amounts of champagne. let's get that. you are not getting any boos. >> it instantly scraps 70% of duties. almost one under% will be swept in the next five years. i will have more on the world does this report in 20 minutes. >> the chinese communist party celebrates his birthday today. it is the world's biggest political party. there are 18 million. our correspondent travel to northern china during the civil war more than 60 years ago it is considered the birthplace of china's communist revolution. >> the communist like to celebrate. courage and sacrifice, but most of it on one side. this is a partial version of history with a clear message. communist party say that china. children love the party, even before they are old enough to understand why. >> we are here to remember the parti's great achievements. great achievements. those achievements are not hard to find. it is a remote place far from the coastal cit
on the flip side, south korea makes more cars. that means they will have easy access for their car industry. >> tiny little amounts of champagne. let's get that. you are not getting any boos. >> it instantly scraps 70% of duties. almost one under% will be swept in the next five years. i will have more on the world does this report in 20 minutes. >> the chinese communist party celebrates his birthday today. it is the world's biggest political party. there are 18 million. our...
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south korea has asked for investigation into this. it wants guarantees that it will not happen again. they have not been satisfied with the response. there has not been any tourism at the results for the last three years. the economic situation is thought to be getting worse and worse. that is one of the reasons why experts feel the north is keen to get this project started again. it has issued a number of threats to south korea sang, they're going to seize the south korean assets at the result unless they get to a deal by today. that is why this team is going up to talk to the north. it is the second chance they have had to try to resolve this dispute. they came back having achieved nothing on the last attempt. >> that was lucy. a tale involving a mining, the ipad bits and pieces from the periodic table. >> i am not a scientist but come -- raw materials like oil have been regarded as a strategic elements. rare earth elements are in hot demand. they erred in everything from ipad to wind turbines. parts of the world. 97% is produced in
south korea has asked for investigation into this. it wants guarantees that it will not happen again. they have not been satisfied with the response. there has not been any tourism at the results for the last three years. the economic situation is thought to be getting worse and worse. that is one of the reasons why experts feel the north is keen to get this project started again. it has issued a number of threats to south korea sang, they're going to seize the south korean assets at the result...
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officials will meet again in north korea on friday. it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in the london. this is newsday. if we are broadcasting around the world and in the u.s. on pbs. hello and welcome. rebel leaders say their military commander has been shot dead. the head of the council said that general younes was killed by an armed gang. >> for many years, general younes was firmly by gaddafi's side. he was one of the highest profile figures to defect. though he became the man that led the military campaign, that he was never quite trusted by the insurgents. some suspected that his relationship with gaddafi was not completely over found his presently spearheading the efforts to topple the government darfur. he was seen as a trader by tripoli. either way, his death has come under suspicious circumstances. the general was shot shortly before he was due to appear in front of a judicial committee. an armed gang apparently shot him, along with his aide. the head of the gang has been detained, but the in d.c. -- the ntc stopped short of lin
officials will meet again in north korea on friday. it is 11:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in the london. this is newsday. if we are broadcasting around the world and in the u.s. on pbs. hello and welcome. rebel leaders say their military commander has been shot dead. the head of the council said that general younes was killed by an armed gang. >> for many years, general younes was firmly by gaddafi's side. he was one of the highest profile figures to defect. though he...
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song from korea telecom again. good to see you, mr. song. let's go and put these people out of their misery. >> yeah. [all speaking korean] >> first to be switched back on are the kims. although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living without the web, i would volunteer. >> [speaking korean] >> [speaking korean] >> it's just like, if you lived a week without electricity, the house would become a complete mess. so, i would say a polite, "no, thank you" to being unplugged ever again. >> [laughs] [all speaking korean] >> and as the yangs prepare to return to their normal wired-up world, they're considering a permanent change in the way the household operates. >> [speaking korean] >> from now on, i think we should have rules-- rules on how much time we can spend a day on the net. let's say 30 minutes a day. >>
song from korea telecom again. good to see you, mr. song. let's go and put these people out of their misery. >> yeah. [all speaking korean] >> first to be switched back on are the kims. although they feel they've learned a lot from their time offline, they balk at the idea of living without the internet for good. >> [inhales sharply] [speaking korean] >> i think a week has been quite enough for me. but if i was asked to do it again to show people the good sides of living...
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south korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, with at least 32 people killed, including 10 college students who were doing volunteer work. the rain caused mudslides in various parts of the country. hundreds of people are now homeless after their neighborhoods were destroyed after a deluge of mud and rain. many had to cling to their have submerged vehicles for safety. we have this report. >> before first light in the mountains east of seoul, korea, it was hard to pick out the people. rescuers brought them out. the injured and the dead. many of them students, said to be doing volunteer work here on their summer holiday. they had been sleeping when their homes and cabins shattered around them under the force of a powerful landslide. survivors talked about wading in the mud to be rescued. >> i was asleep at the time when i heard a big bang sound, and then the roof collapsed. >> i suddenly heard a strange sound, like a large train explosion sound, so i walked outside, and i heard someone screaming for help and saudi cabin being swept away. >> they are calling it the worst rain i
south korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, with at least 32 people killed, including 10 college students who were doing volunteer work. the rain caused mudslides in various parts of the country. hundreds of people are now homeless after their neighborhoods were destroyed after a deluge of mud and rain. many had to cling to their have submerged vehicles for safety. we have this report. >> before first light in the mountains east of seoul, korea, it was hard to pick out the...
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the first regular direct flight has left from north korea to china's commercial capital shanghai. the service took more than 100 chinese tourists to experience the north korean capital pyongyang. the new flight will occur twice a week. morocco's keeng marie osmond has won a -- king mohammed has won a constitutional rally. with results in from 94% of polling booths, more than 98% of voters backed the new constitutions. critics said the referendum had been rushed through. our correspondent has been following it. >> there has been not a lot of surprise among a lot of moroccans here that the referendums have been passed. in fact, when i walked around this morning, several voting centers and spoke to people, i really had a lot of difficulty finding one voter who was voting no. all the people i spoke to, i could only find one young man who is opposing the reforms. and he chose not to vote. so it's also good to read a little bit behind the numbers, behind what it means to have 98% vote as yes, and 72% of voters turn up. that also means that basically 30% of the 30 million eligible voters
the first regular direct flight has left from north korea to china's commercial capital shanghai. the service took more than 100 chinese tourists to experience the north korean capital pyongyang. the new flight will occur twice a week. morocco's keeng marie osmond has won a -- king mohammed has won a constitutional rally. with results in from 94% of polling booths, more than 98% of voters backed the new constitutions. critics said the referendum had been rushed through. our correspondent has...
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. >> the two sides in north korea are expected to start talks over the restarting of their nuclear program and reconciliation with the u.s.. 17 people have been killed and four injured in a prison riot in mexico. a group of prisoners attacked a rival drug gang. it took security forces several hours to regain control. it is one of the world's most violent cities. >> the first meeting between two nuclear rivals before -- since talks were frozen in 2008 after the mumbai attacks. joining me now from delhi, a member from the peace studies institute. do you expect anything to come from these talks? >> whether it is highly significant or not, these will be confidence-building measures regarding trade, transit, and also, hopefully, a road map for the future to continue. these will hopefully be the positive outcomes. >> how much of an impact will this have? >> not significant. it is not yet clear as to who was responsible for the attack. it will be fierce. at the same time, india and pakistan are committed to interruptible dialogue between the countries. very positive in itself. >> it could comprom
. >> the two sides in north korea are expected to start talks over the restarting of their nuclear program and reconciliation with the u.s.. 17 people have been killed and four injured in a prison riot in mexico. a group of prisoners attacked a rival drug gang. it took security forces several hours to regain control. it is one of the world's most violent cities. >> the first meeting between two nuclear rivals before -- since talks were frozen in 2008 after the mumbai attacks....
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south korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, at least 32 people killed, including 10 college students who were doing volunteer work. there were mudslides in various parts of the country, and the capital was one of the worst affected areas. hundreds of people are now homeless after their homes were destroyed by a dilution of mud and rain. -- a diminution -- a deluge of mud and rain. >> it was hard to pick up the people from the mud and rain. the injured and the dead. many of them students, said to be doing volunteer work here on their summer holiday. they had been sleeping when their homes and cabins shattered around them, under the force of a powerful landslide. survivors talk about wading in themud to be rescued. >> i was sleeping and heard a big sound. >> i suddenly heard a strange sound, like a large trade explosion sound, so i walked outside. -- like a large trade explosion. -- train explosion. >> they are calling it the worst rain in a century. hundreds of thousands -- hundreds of houses flooded. rhodes often impossible to accept with the health of rescue teams -- roads
south korea has suffered its heaviest rain in a century, at least 32 people killed, including 10 college students who were doing volunteer work. there were mudslides in various parts of the country, and the capital was one of the worst affected areas. hundreds of people are now homeless after their homes were destroyed by a dilution of mud and rain. -- a diminution -- a deluge of mud and rain. >> it was hard to pick up the people from the mud and rain. the injured and the dead. many of...
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in other news, north korea's foreign minister has arrived in new york for bilateral talks with u.s. officials. the two sides are expected to discuss talks about the nuclear program. he told reporters he was optimistic about a reconciliation with the u.s. france has called on the lebanese authorities to do everything they can to bring to justice those behind an attack on the united nations peacekeepers. six french soldiers were injured while traveling in a vehicle hit by a roadside bomb near a southern port city. at least 17 people have been killed and four injured in a prison riot in a mexican city. authorities say a group of prisoners attacked a rival drug gang on monday night. it took security forces several hours to regain control. the city borders the united states and is one of the world's most violent cities. >> the pakistan's new foreign minister has arrived in the indian capital, del lee, for talks with her counterpart. it's the first talks since relations were frozen after the mumbai attacks in 2008. as our reporter reports, chances of a major breakthrough appear slim. >> t
in other news, north korea's foreign minister has arrived in new york for bilateral talks with u.s. officials. the two sides are expected to discuss talks about the nuclear program. he told reporters he was optimistic about a reconciliation with the u.s. france has called on the lebanese authorities to do everything they can to bring to justice those behind an attack on the united nations peacekeepers. six french soldiers were injured while traveling in a vehicle hit by a roadside bomb near a...
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the first regular direct flight has left for north korea from china's commercial capital shanghai. it took more than 100 tourists to experience the new capital pyongyang. the new flight will link the two cities twice a week. in northern ireland violence has fled again in east belfast in the same area where rioting took place last week. the trouble broke out following a parade in the district. police described it as significant disorder. officers used water canyon and fired a number of plastic rounds as they tried to restore calm to the area. the violence was not on the same scale as last week's riots in the city. you're watching bbc news. still ahead -- monaco royal couple seal their marriage with a kiss. poland has taken over the rotating presidency of the european union for the first time. polish and e.u. leaders met in war saw to celebrate the event with he polish politicians striking a positive note, despite the economic crisis in many parts of europe. poland wants to strengthen the market to press ahead. >> there's been precious little joy for europe's leaders in recent weeks,
the first regular direct flight has left for north korea from china's commercial capital shanghai. it took more than 100 tourists to experience the new capital pyongyang. the new flight will link the two cities twice a week. in northern ireland violence has fled again in east belfast in the same area where rioting took place last week. the trouble broke out following a parade in the district. police described it as significant disorder. officers used water canyon and fired a number of plastic...